For the first time, Baseball Dinner tickets are now available online

The Baseball Dinner, presented by Minute Maid, is traditionally held late in the winter every year, serving as an unofficial end to the offseason and as a warm-up to Spring Training and a brand new season.

The banquet, which will be held Jan. 14 at the Hilton Americas Convention Center Hotel, recognizes the best of the best from the 2010 season, and this year’s honorees include:

Hunter Pence, Most Valuable Player; Brett Myers, Pitcher of the Year; Chris Johnson, Rookie of the Year;Geoff Blum, recipient of the Darryl Kile “Good Guy” award;Barry Waters, Astros traveling secretary, recipient of the Fred Hartman Long and Meritorious Service award;Carl Crawford, Houston Area Major League Player of the Year.

Additionally, several local folks will be recognized: Mike Rutledge of Kyle Chapman Baseball, Anthony Rendon of Rice University, Rick Lynch of Tomball High School, the Greater Houston area’s top 16 high school seniors and the Pearland Little-League All-Stars team.

The evening will conclude with a live auction featuring a Hunter Pence-themed auction package which includes: four (4) Diamond Level seats for a 2011 Astros regular season home game, dinner in the Diamond Club, in-game recognition and a first pitch, breakfast with Hunter Pence at Buffalo Grille and more. The opening bid starts at $2,500.

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